I am convinced that we lose weight by dieting and keep it off with exercise. That said, exercise can be very beneficial to losing weight, and one must certainly continue to watch their diet while in maintenance mode. Losing Weight I walk for two hours every morning. I walk 12.5 kilometers, which is about 7.5 miles, and expend about 500 calories. But, there are cookies at Panera Bread that have more than 500 calories! When losing weight, one must first concentrate on what they eat. At th...

For too many years, I yo-yoed diets. Like many of you, I'd lose 50 or 60 pounds and then put it right back on. Why? We are the descendants of countless generations of famine survivors. Our bodies are not against us; they are simply programmed to protect us from upcoming famines. When we lose weight, our bodies are not trying to sabotage us. They are desperately trying to put the weight back on, lowering our metabolic rate—the calories we expend without any effort—and increasing our hunger t...